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Architect Apprenticeship (Level 7) (RIBA Part 2 and Part 3) at London Metropolitan University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Why study this course? This postgraduate course combines an apprenticeship with study over a four-year period. Funded by their employer, participants complete RIBA parts 2 and 3 whilst working as architectural apprentices. You may be interested if you are:

  • an individual hoping to study RIBA parts 2 and 3 part-time whilst working as an apprentice in an architectural firm (having already secured your apprenticeship position)
  • an individual hoping to study RIBA parts 2 and 3 part-time whilst working as an apprentice in an architectural firm, and requiring assistance in finding an employer to work for as an apprentice during this time
  • an architecture practice that already has an apprentice who they would like to fund in completing this course alongside their apprenticeship
  • an architecture practice that would like to be matched with an apprentice, who they will then fund to complete this course and their apprenticeship
As an apprentice you will join London Met’s revered School of Art, Architecture and Design. The design and technology teaching for this postgraduate architecture course is carried out by a combination of practitioners and academics, ensuring the programme maintains relevance. With its campus located in a thriving cultural area of London, the School also boasts strong links to architectural and construction industries. This course is designed to enable architecture practices to retain talented apprentices, so they may continue to work four days a week in the office whilst studying our Architecture (RIBA 2) - MArch and Examination in Professional Practice (RIBA 3) - PG Cert courses on a part-time basis. Over their four-year postgraduate journey to fully-qualified status as an architect, the apprentice will progress through a combination of work-based training and university study. 95% funding is available for smaller practices as well as 100% funding for larger levy-paying practices. To express interest in this programme and begin your application, both apprentices and architecture practices can contact Peggy Le Cren at [email protected]

Modules

Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time. Year 1 modules include: Design Level 4 Process and Proposal AR7021; Design Level 4 Subject and Context AR7030; Applied Technology in Architecture AR7022; Year 2 modules include: Design Thesis Project: Specialisation and Proposition AR7P24; Design Thesis Project: Resolution AR7P25; Year 3 modules include: Advocacy: Practice Beyond Aesthetics AR7023; Integrated Design Study AR7026; Two optional modules Year 4 modules include: Professional Practice in Architecture and Gateway

Assessment method

Design projects will be assessed via a portfolio and a presentation at the end of the course. The history, theory and practice coursework is assessed through seminar papers and an essay. The technology studies are examined in portfolio and through a dissertation, coursework and professional reports.

Entry requirements

The apprentice will be required to have: a good degree in architecture; passed RIBA / ARB Part 1; the ability to demonstrate talent as a designer and the motivation to complete the course successfully. Apprentices without English and Maths at at GCSE grade C/4 on entry will need to achieve that level before taking their end-point assessment. For those with an Education Health and Care plan (EHC) or a legacy statement, the apprenticeship’s English and Maths minimum requirement is Entry Level 3. For those for whom British Sign Language is their primary language, British Sign Language qualifications are accepted as an alternative to English qualifications. Selected candidates are asked to attend an interview with their portfolio, which should include a wide range of work and demonstrate a wide range of skills.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Fees covered by the Government Apprenticeship Levy (subject to availability)
Architect Apprenticeship (Level 7) (RIBA Part 2 and Part 3) at London Metropolitan University - UCAS